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Navajo Nation power plant reduces emissions
Friday, May 19, 2006
The Four Corners Power Plant on the Navajo Nation has reduced sulfur dioxide emissions by more than 64 percent since 2003, according to the tribe's Environmental Protection Agency.
Coal-fired plants release potential harmful chemicals into the atmosphere. The tribe has the authority to develop and enforce pollution standards under Environmental Protection Agency regulations.
The plant is located on tribal land in Fruitland, New Mexico. Several power companies share ownership of the facility.
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Four Corners Power Plant reduces emissions by 64 percent
(The Farmington Daily Times 5/19)
Relevant Links:
Desert Rock Energy Project -
http://www.desertrockenergy.comDiné
Citizens Against Ruining our Environment -
http://dinecare.indigenousnative.org
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